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MCP Gitlab

PYPI · MCP-GITLAB-CRUNCHTOOLS · SCANNED SEP 20

Secure MCP server for GitLab projects, merge requests, issues, and pipelines

0 this week 80 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security100
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
  • 1 of 23 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency35
  • Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
  • Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
  • License check failed: the license (GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)) isn't a recognized OSI-approved license. See how to fix → Fail
  • Actively maintained (last published 202 days ago).Pass
  • Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability80
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 4939 tokens (~78/item across 63 items; 63 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management83
  • Stability observed for 25 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety75
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • 0 of 9 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "delete_project_tool" implies "delete" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
  • An AI judge read all 64 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Install

How do I install the MCP Gitlab server?

MCP Gitlab runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx mcp-gitlab-crunchtools. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

pypi · mcp-gitlab-crunchtools

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add crunchtools-gitlab -- uvx mcp-gitlab-crunchtools
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crunchtools-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "crunchtools-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add crunchtools-gitlab -- uvx mcp-gitlab-crunchtools
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "crunchtools-gitlab": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "mcp-gitlab-crunchtools"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add crunchtools-gitlab --command uvx --arg mcp-gitlab-crunchtools
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  crunchtools-gitlab:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["mcp-gitlab-crunchtools"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "crunchtools-gitlab": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "mcp-gitlab-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add crunchtools-gitlab -t stdio -c uvx -a mcp-gitlab-crunchtools
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crunchtools-gitlab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-gitlab-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 20 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 19 Sept 26 −3
    • Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
  • 18 Sept 26 +1
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 15 Sept 26 +16
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
  • 14 Sept 26 −15
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 13 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 +12
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
    • Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
  • 11 Sept 26 −14
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed pypi/mcp-gitlab-crunchtools@0.4.1

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem pypi

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Install scripts 1 script
Hook Tier Command
build_backend allowlisted hatchling.build

Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →

Dependencies 23 packages
Packages resolved 23
Stale 1
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 63 exposed · ~4,911 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
list_repository_tree_tool ~106

List repository tree (files and directories).

NameTypeReqDescription
pageintegerPage number (default: 1)
pathstringPath inside the repository (default: root)
per_pageintegerResults per page, max 100 (default: 20)
project_idstringyesProject ID or path
recursivebooleanList files recursively
refBranch, tag, or commit SHA (default: default branch)

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

list_snippets_tool ~64

List snippets for a GitLab project.

NameTypeReqDescription
pageintegerPage number (default: 1)
per_pageintegerResults per page, max 100 (default: 20)
project_idstringyesProject ID or path

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

list_users_tool ~84

List GitLab users.

NameTypeReqDescription
activebooleanOnly return active users (default: true)
pageintegerPage number (default: 1)
per_pageintegerResults per page, max 100 (default: 20)
searchSearch for users by name or email
usernameFilter by exact username

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

list_wiki_pages_tool ~83

List wiki pages for a GitLab project.

NameTypeReqDescription
pageintegerPage number (default: 1)
per_pageintegerResults per page, max 100 (default: 20)
project_idstringyesProject ID or path
with_contentbooleanInclude page content in response (default: false)

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

retry_job_tool ~39

Retry a specific failed CI/CD job.

NameTypeReqDescription
job_idintegeryesJob ID
project_idstringyesProject ID or path

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

retry_pipeline_tool ~41

Retry all failed jobs in a CI/CD pipeline.

NameTypeReqDescription
pipeline_idintegeryesPipeline ID
project_idstringyesProject ID or path

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

search_global_tool ~98

Search across all GitLab resources accessible by the token.

NameTypeReqDescription
pageintegerPage number (default: 1)
per_pageintegerResults per page, max 100 (default: 20)
scopestringSearch scope (projects, issues, merge_requests, milestones, snippet_titles, wiki_blobs, commits, blobs, notes, users)
searchstringyesSearch query string

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

search_project_tool ~100

Search within a specific GitLab project.

NameTypeReqDescription
pageintegerPage number (default: 1)
per_pageintegerResults per page, max 100 (default: 20)
project_idstringyesProject ID or path
scopestringSearch scope (issues, merge_requests, milestones, wiki_blobs, commits, blobs, notes)
searchstringyesSearch query string

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

update_file_tool ~96

Update an existing file in a GitLab repository.

NameTypeReqDescription
branchstringyesBranch to commit to
commit_messagestringyesCommit message
contentstringyesNew file content
encodingstringContent encoding - "text" or "base64" (default: text)
file_pathstringyesPath to the file
project_idstringyesProject ID or path

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

update_issue_tool ~106

Update an existing issue.

NameTypeReqDescription
assignee_idsUser IDs to assign
confidentialWhether the issue is confidential
descriptionIssue description (Markdown)
issue_iidintegeryesIssue internal ID
labelsComma-separated label names
milestone_idMilestone ID
project_idstringyesProject ID or path
state_eventState transition (close, reopen)
titleIssue title

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

update_label_tool ~73

Update an existing label in a GitLab project.

NameTypeReqDescription
colorNew color hex code
descriptionNew description
label_idintegeryesLabel ID
new_nameNew label name
priorityNew priority
project_idstringyesProject ID or path

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

update_merge_request_tool ~130

Update an existing merge request.

NameTypeReqDescription
assignee_idsUser IDs to assign
descriptionMR description (Markdown)
labelsComma-separated label names
merge_request_iidintegeryesMerge request internal ID
milestone_idMilestone ID
project_idstringyesProject ID or path
remove_source_branchRemove source branch after merge
reviewer_idsUser IDs to review
state_eventState transition (close, reopen)
target_branchTarget branch
titleMR title

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

update_milestone_tool ~93

Update an existing milestone.

NameTypeReqDescription
descriptionNew description (Markdown)
due_dateNew due date (YYYY-MM-DD)
milestone_idintegeryesMilestone ID
project_idstringyesProject ID or path
start_dateNew start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
state_eventState transition (close, activate)
titleNew title

Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the MCP Gitlab server?

MCP Gitlab is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.crunchtools/gitlab. Secure MCP server for GitLab projects, merge requests, issues, and pipelines. This page covers its PyPI package (mcp-gitlab-crunchtools).

Is the MCP Gitlab server safe to use?

MCP Gitlab scores 80 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the MCP Gitlab server expose?

MCP Gitlab exposes 63 tools: list_projects_tool, get_project_tool, list_project_branches_tool, get_project_branch_tool, list_project_commits_tool, and 58 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 4,911 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the MCP Gitlab server still maintained?

MCP Gitlab is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.